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PATBNTED 'JUNE 7, v1904.

J. L. DURHAM.

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' UNITED STATES Patented June '7, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

JOHN LANDRUM DURHAM, OF SANCO, TEXAS.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 761,665, dated June7, 1904. l

Application iiled November 4, 1902. Serial No. 130,115. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern/:

Be it known that 1, JOHN LANDRUM DURHAM, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sanco, in the county of Coke and State of Texas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Planters; and I dohereby declare .the following to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit ap-l pertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in planters, and has for itsobject to provide a Vsimple and cheap construction of planter which willbe adapted for use with any and 4all kinds ofl seed and can beattachedto any cultivator or sulky. 1 f Y f 9 A further. object is themeans provided for dropping two kinds of seedV or one -kindof seed and afertilizer intermittently or simul taneously.

A still further object is the provision of novel means for throwing outof operation the agitatingvand seed-dropping mechanism when turning.

With these objects in view the invention consists of the novelcombinations and the construction, arrangement, and adaptation of parts,which will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointed out inthe appended claims.

1n the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly insection, and shown connected to the beams of a cultivator. Fig. 2 is atop plan view. Fig. 3 is a viewof the caster-wheel looking from thefront of the machine and omitting the rest of the mechanism. Fig. t is aplan View of the grainhopper, seed-plates, and worm-gearing. Fig. 5 is atransverse section taken through the grain-hopper, and Fig. 6 is asectional detail of the means for forcing the grain from lthefeed-orifice.

- Referring more especially to the drawings, the frame of the machine ismade up of the side bars 1 and cross-beams 2, 3, and 4, which brace thestructure, the cross-beam 2 being secured to the framework of acultivator by U-boltsV 5. Just forward of the beam 2 is a l similar beam6, on which is located a furrowopeier 7, adapted to open the ground forthe see Supported by the beams 2 and 3 is anelongated hopper 8, which isdivided in two by a tom 10 is provided with an opening 11, through whichthe seed drops `into the ychute 12 and thence into the earth. This chuteis supported by angle-iron braces 13, secured to the beams 2 and 3.

Rotatably mounted on stud-pins 11i, which are centrally located in eachdivided half of vthe grain-hopperare grain-plates 15, having lugs 16,adapted to engage teeth in the gearrings 17, which surround thegrain-plates 15. On top of the grain-plates 15 and mounted on of acentral lplate which is secured to the grainplate 15, having ngersradiating upward and outward from said central plate within the hopper,and resting on top of the grain-plate 15 is a guard 19, the shape ofwhich is best seen in Fig. 5. The central part of this guard is raisedso as to permit the access of suitable gearing and is connected to thepartition 9. The inner edges of the part of the guard that projectsdownward from-the partition 9 are extended over a number of the holes inthe grain-plates and preventthe seed from running through that one whichis in register with the opening 11. Secured to a proiection on thepartition 9 is a spring 39, having a lug 40, which is adapted to engageeach hole 20 as it comes in register with the opening 11. I

The beam 4 is of inverted-U-shaped construction, and raised therefrom isa tubular jecting from the caster-wheel frame 23, and on which ispivoted the lever 24., adapted to raise the frame 1 through the mediumof the rod against the action of the spring 26 on the rod 22.

Journaled within the frame 23 is a casterwheel 27, having the gear-teeth28 in its periphery adapted to engage a gear 29, journaled on a shaft 30mid-way between the beams central removable partition 9 and whose bot-4thestud-pins14 are agitators 18, consisting bearing 21, adapted toreceive a rod 22, pron 3 and 4. This gear 29 is provided with abevelgear 3l on its side, which engages a gear 32 on a shaft 33. rI`hisshaft is suitably mounted in a bearing 34 on the beam 3 and carries theworm-gear 85, which meshes with the gearrings 17.

On thelower end of theframe 23 is a scraper 36, adapted to scrape thecaster-wheel 27, and the upper part of the frame is provided with acam-shaped plate 37, adapted to contact with the under side of the beam4 and raise the fraaie l.

Secured to the chute 12 is a plow-point 41, adapted to assist thefurrow-opener 7in keeping the ground open forthe seed to fall into. Tothe sides of the frame 1 are secured two covering-blades 38, one on eachside of the frame 1 and extending back of the chute 12.

The operation is as follows: The gear-wheel 29, meshing with the teeth28 of the casterwheel 27, gives motion to the shaft 33 and worm-gear 35thereon through the gear 32'. This worm -gear 35 meshes with thegearrings 17 and carrying the grain-plates 15 gives them rotation. Asthe holes in the plates are filled and carried past the guard 19 andcome into register with the opening 11 the lugs 40 on the springs 39engage the holes and force the grain to drop in the chute 12. When themachine is turned at the end of the row, the stem of the caster-wheelbeing revolubly mounted in the bearing 21 assumes a different positionand engages the beam 4 and causes it to ride up over it. This actiondisengages the gear 29 from the teeth 28 of the caster-wheel 27, thusthrowing out of operation the entire seed -dropping mechanism. When themachine is started on another row, the casterwheel comes-straight, andthe cam-piece no longer bears against the under side of the beam, thusallowing the frame to-drop and the wheel 29 to engage the teeth of theeasterwheel, starting the seed-dropping mechanism.

Having thus described my invention, whatl I claim as newtand desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1 In a seeder, the combination with a frame adapted to support theseeding mechanism,

` means partially supporting said frame for operating the seedingmechanism, automatic means for throwing out of operation said seedingmechanism, and means independent of said automatic means for throwingthe seeding means partially supporting the frame and adapted to givemotion to thc seeding meehanism, and automatic means for tlnowiugout ofoperation said seedingmechanism when the machine is turning.

4. In aseeder, the combination with a frame adapted to support a seedingmechanisn'l, means for partially supporting said framework, said meansgiving motion to a gear, said gear operating means whereby the seedingmechanism is set in motion, and automatic means for throwing said gearout of engagement with said partial supporting means.

5. In a seeder, the combination with a seeding mechanism, of a frameadapted to support said seeding mechanism, a gear for operating saidseeding mechanism, means for partially supporting the rear of saidframe, said means giving motion to the gear, said gear operating meanssetting the seeding mechanism in motion, and automatic means connectedto said partial supporting means for throwing said gear out ofengagementwith said supporting means.

6. In combination with a seeder, a hopper supported by the framework ofsaid seeder, means operating in said hopper for dropping one kind ofseed, another means operatingin said hopper for dropping another kind ofseed, and a worm-gear interposed between the operating means for drivingboth.

7. In combination with a seeder, a hopper secured upon the frameworkthereof, of means within said hopper for dropping alternately two kindsof seed, and automatic means for rendering said seed-dropping meansinoperative.

8. In combination with a seeder, a divided hopper supported by theframework of said seeder, means operating in one side of said hopper fordropping one kind ofseed, another means operating in the opposite. sideol said hopper for dropping another kind of seed and a worm-gear inengagement with both opel'- ating means for operating them.

9. In a seeder, the combination with a hopper, of means revolublymounted within said hopper and having apertures for the reception ofseed, means dividing said hopper and covering certain of said apertures,and spring means secured to a part of said dividing means for forcingthe seed through said apertures.

10. In a seeder, the combination with a frame supported by a cultivator,of a casterwheel supporting the rear of said lrame and pivoted therein,teeth in the periphery of said caster-wheel, the gear meshing with saidteeth and the easter-wheel, and a cam-plate secured to the upper portionof the caster-wheel frame adapted to raise the frame and disengage thegear from the caster-wheel.

11. In a seeder, the combination with a frame supported by a cultivator,of a caster- IOO llO

Wheel supporting the rear of said frame and seeder-frarne, for raisingthe gear out of enpivoted therein, teeth in the periphery of saidgagernent with the easter-wheel.

caster-Wheel, the gear meshing with said teeth 'and the caster-Wheel, arod secured to said f' JOHN LAND-RUM DURHAM 5 easter-Wheel frame andjournaled in a bear- Witnesses:

ing on the seeder-frame, a lever pivoted on J. W. BARNETT, l

said rod, and means connecting said lever and I W. B. GREEN.

